New-York tribune., 1887-05-15
A snrInERN ASPECT.

I m glV." rIuCnTlTrI T4ICIIII,
ewes, that you have very abrupt way OF replying
~ me, John; and only lpquiring about oar mar
riage TOO. have been here so long; the Falriaxes
must think il so odd. Rut Won so abrupt, IL |
.av ,v'' anythIns. Mr.. Pnddicombe sail to me only
yesterday-a kim, sympathetic man-that hs
thonght Won scarce understood me there was a
volatility about you-though am sure dont WISH
10 reproach you Jorn dear" -
So there is." returned the lover gloonly: " Pm
far too volatile; he's qulte right. wonder you
stand 1t; wonder you don't throw me over
II hop atn rot Gcke," said Miss Morton adjust
ing heI ringIcts with greater chdeFlu'noss.
couuette | am sure. though may have had induce
ments 10 become one-lf had 10 blight your lite"
And what would it matter If yon did blight II !
4 moor beggar ike mel You ought to have taken
someholy else-soIno'joly with more assured
poslton. With your looks. tooW added the
deceiver heaving sgh-but u was an extremely
penulne sigI, as well as q profound 0ne-hs he
ga7ed on the charms before nlu'
alt is often only a snare 10 be passably good
looking" sad Miss Morton, with cough do
not desire To be beautiful, John 1t Ohly attracts
where one has no wish TO do s0.' u, -
look AZ Puddieohbo; he was talking OF you
Yesterday AN extremely fine woman, West
broo<' he said to me three times, was 1T No. q.
was i've The mote | see OF hor. the more aumlre
her. ] wish had Puddcombe's lucG y SAID tho
seemed TO be fond of recurring TO-; he had made IL
some dozens OF times before " | conld o1eI you
something like comfort then. When look at my
position, and then at his ISN'T 1t enough to make
me desponaept Look at the respect he's held IN (;
the wav he's sought after only he IL snch con-
fr,ued bachelor though, rs ne SAID 10 me, only
vesterday he never uet his ldeal till he saw YOU.
An inderegdent income II tnat man marrisd and
took to housekeeping, what stvle he could Keep
savs the more see of her, the more admire her
10 think that you should give mp opportunities IKE
that Tor poor DeEgar Oh dstIuBBllHg uootoi' ~
really hardly proper.
aDid he say that ?" said Miss Lucilla coyly
" Foolish, foolish man, to talk about snch things so
pubncly-and another's, too. VIII never never
nI
really understood from your letter sou were doing
we'll and anxious TO settle. Alb. no the only. only
thing that could ever tempt mo TO iorsako iover
wonid be" added Miss Morton, with slight ac-
cession of color, d" dissimIlarIty of tastes" She
Lcaved gentle, almost regretiul, sigh, as her eyes
fell on a figure approaching the house. III was
short and stout and roundabout, but ii was the
Gpure of an admIrer-cOud II be that she now was
actually in possession Of two f-posslbly oyer OF
| her own age. It would, size could not deny 1t,
have been pIeasanter thing to have married some
! one about whom chits OF girls could not JOKE II
would be said the bridegroom was good deai
| Combs presented himself before And lie certainly
! was a much more appreciatiye porSon-one who
could turn a compliment TAR more delicatey-than
AZ think, John. see Mr.. Puddicombe coming.
! said Miss Lncia softly, and with very con-
] scious utterng Of the ringets. lie IS here very
Uften."
"His time Is all his own. / wish had his luck.
lie can 20 where he likes, anu do what be likes
aod every body seems to know him." SAID the ms
anthropist .
ayes, it is very nice for him to have his time al
| his OWL disposal doctor rs at every ones becH
| aud call as you always saying but L all
afraid you are OF jealous disposition, JohD."
"Perhaps so But there's time Tor me to improve
Pm not thirty-three YET" reJolned Mr. west
| brook. Miss Lucilla WINGED. BY the time In
| forty OF forty-tve, dare say shall have sobere,
down shall DO quite an old fellow then." sal'
John recklessly.
aOld," repeated Miss Morton. with flush. Yo'
do ia k absurdly at times, John. Forty-hve is no
old"
"Forty five 1 should think not indeed SAT-
Mr. Puedicombe as he entered. But no one Il
this room-except myself-has any right to be talk
ing of age and feel myself young agan-a boy
positively, upon my word-in the presence OF sue
charms" lie bent over Miss Lucilla's hand grace
fully, and she felt that liz was charming; here a
least was person of deicacy and refinement, O
Judgment and taste. And she gave utterance to
sigh.
Westbrool, my dear madam. is always talkin
OF disagreeable things. own 10 sixty-two, and
see no reason why he should aaunt his youth
my face. We are oil young in the presence &
Beauty" said Mr.. Puddicombe gallantly. Mii